A gentle verse about a bright yellow canary and the girl who loves listening to it sing. Quiet and observational, it suits a calmer moment in the day rather than a rowdy one.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
Mary had a pretty bird,
Feathers bright and yellow,
Slender legs—upon my word
He was a pretty fellow!
The sweetest note he always sung,
Which much delighted Mary.
She often, where the cage was hung,
Sat hearing her canary.
About this rhyme
A gentle rhyme about a pet canary and the girl who loved to sit by its cage and listen. Nothing dramatic happens, just a bright bird and a fond owner, which makes it a calm one for a quiet moment.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition